Suppose that a family has 4 children. Also, suppose that the probability of 1 having a girl is Find the probability that the family has the following 2 children. Exactly 2 girls and 2 boys

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Chapter6: Ratio, Proportion, And Probability
Section6.7: Probability And Odds
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Suppose that a family has 4 children. Also, suppose that the probability of
1
Find the probability that the family has the following
having a girl is
children.
Exactly 2 girls and 2 boys
1.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that a family has 4 children. Also, suppose that the probability of 1 Find the probability that the family has the following having a girl is children. Exactly 2 girls and 2 boys 1.
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We have given that 

Number of trials n= 4

Success of probability p =0.5

X~binomial ( n, p)

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